Which landmass is moving northward with Australia as part of the same tectonic plate?

Which two cities are located in the Interior Lowlands?

The large waterfall at Niagara Falls, New York,was originally located at the Niagara Escarpment. Which term best describes an escarpment?

Trees growing on the edge of a river’s meander are most likely to fall into the river due to

What is the approximate minimum stream velocity needed to keep a 6.4-cm-diameter particle in motion?

The photograph below shows a sandstone butte in an arid region. Which agents of erosion are currently changing the appearance of this butte?

Sediment is deposited in a river delta because the

Which processes lead directly to the formation of igneous rock?

A graph of tidal sea-level changes at a coastal city is shown below. The number of hours from one high tide to the next high tide is approximately

Which pie graph best shows the relative length of time of the major intervals of Earth’s geologic history? (Hint: Use your reference table.)

The table below lists some information about the minerals graphite and diamond. Some properties of diamond are different from those of graphite because diamond

The table provides information about four minerals, A through D. Which mineral can scratch A, B, and C,but can not scratch D?

Evidence that glaciers covered large areas of New York State is best provided by

The cross section represents rock units that have not been overturned. Lines CC and GG represent unconformities. The geologic ages of some of the lettered rock units are shown below the cross section. Which rock unit was formed most recently?

Identify one water cycle process represented by arrow A.

Which New York State city is located at 42°39' N, 73°45' W?

The diagram below represents the apparent path of the Sun as seen by an observer at 65° N on March 21. The Sun’s position shown in the diagram was observed closest to which time of day?

Which statement best describes Earth’s approximate rates of rotation and revolution?

Volcanic ash deposits found in the geologic record are most useful in correlating the age of rock layers if the volcanic ash was distributed over a

Equal areas of which surface will absorb the most insolation?

The map below shows California and a section of the San Andreas Fault. What is the primary geologic process occurring along the San Andreas Fault?

Which mantle hot spot is located directly below a mid-ocean ridge plate boundary?

The block diagram below represents caves that developed in a region over time.Which type of weathering was primarily responsible for the development of these caves?

Which agent of erosion is most likely responsible for the deposition of sandbars along ocean shorelines?

The block diagram below represents the drainage basins of some river systems separated by highland divides, shown with dashed lines.The arrows show the directions of surface-water flow. The three areas separated by highland divides are called

Which New York State landscape region is mostly composed of horizontal sedimentary bedrock at high elevations?